Soják
Pronunciation: skee-no-PLEK-tus ka-li-FOR-ni-kus
Common name: California bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
Habitat: Marshes at low elevations, South Coast,
occasionally in the eastern deserts, Colorado River
Blooming period: June to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Schoenoplectus
2) californicus
Formerly Scirpus californicus